Advice from Seasoned Spa Consultants

Judy Singer and Patti Monteson are spa consultants who I have known for almost 20 years. In fact, they were the first spa consultants I ever met. Their company HFD, Heath Fitness Dynamics, is based in Florida. (Sometimes I wonder if they would select the same name were they starting their consulting company today. Interesting how the term fitness has taken a back seat to the word spa. However, it matters not. They are so successful and have created so many spas that they can use any name they want!)

I met them at one of the early ISPA conferences where they shared some of their research data. It was one of the first times I had ever seen any research from the spa world. It was generous of them to share information they had learned from their years of consulting. Just think, today they have had 20 more than years of consulting experience and have completed literally hundreds of projects! So whenever either of them writes an article or gives a speech, I become a sponge – learning a lot.

A while ago they sent me a link to an article Judy had written called Profitable Spas: Be On-Trend Rather than Trendy. Since we find ourselves in turbulent economic times these days, it seemed like a good time to re-read it and share it with you in case some of their wisdom might apply to your situation. Here is the link so you can read the entire article (which I would recommend).

If you don’t have time for that, here is Judy’s list of 18 trends she feels can help your spa be more marketable and profitable (I’ve added a quick summary):

Resort-Based “Hybrid” Spa: Diversify by welcoming resort and day guests, and club members

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